Chaihu Zhike Decoction

Decoction for Expelling Pathogenic Factors，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Malaria. Malaria affecting the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian: During an attack, both chills and fever are severe, accompanied by lower back pain and stiffness of the spine, thirst, and coldness rising from below. The feet become cold first, followed by the legs, then the cold … Read more

Knot-Dissolving Divine-Response Pills，*Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，For children with nodules under the neck or in front of or behind the ears.

Topical Application，*Complete Collection of Surgical Life-Preserving Formulas*, Volume 4.，To treat toxic sores caused by plum and mulberry trees.

Mulberry Root Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 158.，For cases following a miscarriage during pregnancy, characterized by unstoppable bleeding, fullness and pain in the chest, flanks, heart, and abdomen, and severe, intermittent chills and fever.

Astragalus and Jianzhong Decoction，*Essentials of the Golden Chamber*，Warms the middle and tonifies qi. Indicated for deficiency-related debility, abdominal cramping, spontaneous or night sweats, shortness of breath, fatigue in the limbs, and a weak and large pulse.

Cedar Wood Decoction，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Lacquer-induced skin sores.

Yin-Nourishing Powder，Formula from *Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings on Medicine of the Ming Dynasty), Volume 1; name cited in *Yi Bian* (Medical Conveniences), Volume 1.，For consumptive disorders with sexual desire; persistent erection.

Aconite Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 14.，Following an episode of cold damage, the kidneys are deficient and emaciated, resulting in hearing loss and weakness in the legs and knees.

Modified Wuling Decoction，*Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 5.，Cholera with vomiting and diarrhea in summer and autumn, accompanied by latent summer heat; red face and lips, with a sensation of thirst.

Mo Chen Decoction，*Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.，Chest Pain Relieved by Pressure.

Psoriasis Ointment，*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Surgery*.，Pine Bark Eczema.

Galangal Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 55.，Cardiac pain with cold extremities. The complexion is bluish-black; the eyes stare straight ahead; pain and distension extend from the heart and abdomen to the lower ribs.

Red Cardamom Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.，For all types of qi stagnation and indigestion.

Purple Ointment，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 2.，For internal deficiency-induced sore throat, or when it progresses to laryngeal candidiasis.

Qianghuo Powder for Rinsing the Mouth，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 65.，Toothache.

Musk and Toad Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.，For cerebral malnutrition in children. Symptoms include tufted hair, sores on the scalp, or puffy cheeks and face. Or chronic diarrhea due to abdominal cold.

Toothache Pill，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Xi’an Formula).，Toothache.

One-Dot Snow，From Volume 2 of *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, citing a formula by Tao Zanzhong.，For a locked or swollen throat.

Eight Sages’ Harmony-Yang Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For winter-month cold damage where the pathogenic factor is located in the Yangming or Shaoyang channels, and fever is followed by malaria-like symptoms within two days.

Dragon-Musk Jusheng Pill，From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 9.，For external heat affecting the heart and spleen, with toxic qi surging upward, causing swelling and pain in the throat; or resulting in a throat abscess; or forming a hard mass that does not resolve; or recurring after recovery; or persisting for a long time without … Read more

Diaphragm-Opening Ointment，From *Li Ye*.，For dysphagia.

Wu Cha Wine，*Resolving the Source of the Disease*, Volume 4.，Effective for gout, arthralgia, wind-induced nodules, and black swelling with paralysis.

Tangerine Seed Hernia Pills，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).，Swelling and pain in the testicles, small intestine hernia, pain from testicular descent, and abdominal pain caused by cold.

Minor Qi-Regulating Powder，From *De Xiao*, Volume 6.，For individuals with constitutional weakness whose lungs are injured by worry or anger, leading to dry, hard stools. Or for those with constipation due to excessive use of purgative herbs.

Rehmannia Paste，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 25.，For wounds from sharp objects, burns, and moxibustion injuries that fail to heal.